Question: How do customers with unused Outback Steakhouse gift cards obtain refunds? They closed with little to no prior public notice. Using the cards on the mainland would not be an option for most holders.
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Is more always better?
If you are a fan of a team in a Group of Five conference, like Hawaii, you might think that a 14-team College Football Playoff is a great idea because it would mean more access than the 12-team model that goes into effect next season.
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- By Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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March 6, 2024
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There is always something shiny and new to drive global trends, industry hype cycles and viral memes, so it would be easy to dismiss the current obsession with artificial intelligence as merely the “next big thing.”
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Question: Regarding the problem filling prescriptions, should we contact HMSA about this?
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And business — as it usually is for the Wahine in early March — is very good for Laura Beeman’s team. It dispatched yet another Big West opponent Saturday, climbing to 15-3 in the conference and 18-9 overall.
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Question: My husband couldn’t get his RSV vaccine and the pharmacist said it was due to a data hack. Is this because of the HMSA/Navvis hack? We have HMSA.
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But state and county politicians are already fighting over who will get the bounty from the surcharge when its dedication to rail and county roads ends in six years.
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Gov. Josh Green knows what he is up against, but that doesn’t make the job any easier.
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- By Laiana Wong
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March 2, 2024
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Synopsis: A new word has come into the English language, i.e., shrinkflation, which refers to a deceptive practice by a business that reduces the amount of product by repackaging it and selling it at the old price.
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The Voynich Manuscript, a cryptic and enigmatic text shrouded in mystery, has baffled scholars, cryptographers and historians for centuries.
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Last week I explored First Hawaiian Bank’s “Yes” campaign, which has run for 55 years now. It’s the longest-lasting advertising campaign in Hawaii history.
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Question: What is going on with the Ala Moana bridge? I recall the state initially saying it would be done last year, and obviously that did not happen. There’s a big pillar in the median but no walkway.
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If you’re a baseball fan, you might know that W.P. Kinsella wrote “Shoeless Joe,” on which the Academy Award-nominated movie “Field of Dreams” was based.
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Question: What are the parking rules regarding fire hydrants? If it is illegal, who can I contact to report this issue? Recently, this has become an ongoing issue on my street.
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- By Rob Kay
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Feb. 28, 2024
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Food security (and insecurity, for that matter) have become buzzwords — with good reason.
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Three random thoughts:
1. We all make maybe-sometime offers:
“If you ever need anything, let me know …”
“We should get together for lunch …”
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Question: Where can I read the city’s new plan for Lanikai parking?
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All we really need to know about the latest move in the Legislature to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis is that the measure was crafted by an attorney general who doesn’t support it.
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